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Various
financial support schemes to students
. It also includes support
for students from the low income group and other under privileged
sections of the society
Student participation and leadership qualities enhanced by their
involvement in various
student clubs and chapters
Outstanding placement record:
For four consecutive years, VIT has
secured more job offers than most institutions. In 2013, Cognizent,
WIPRO and Accenture offered 3,934 jobs for the graduating class.
With
faculty strength of
1,292
, the university has
119
ongoing research
projects
with
a total outlay of Rs. 24.77
crores
.
Publication of
4,160
research articles, during the last four years, in peer-
reviewed national / international Scopus-indexed journals and with an h-
index of
38.
The research activities are further enhanced by the establishment of
18
research centres
, aimed at addressing problems of national / international
/ societal issues, and 13 of these are in the development phase
Nearly 50% of the faculty members possess
Ph.D
degrees
Financial support worth Rs. 3.345 crores for four schools from the
Department of Science and Technology (Government of India) under the
FIST programme.
Entrepreneurship training programmes conducted by
VIT Technology
Business Incubator
to promote
entrepreneurship skills
in students and
also the inclusion of courses such as Social entrepreneurship and
Biobusiness in the programme curriculum.
Organisation of several national as well as international
workshops,
conferences and seminars
for exposing the students / faculty to the
advancements in the relevant fields.
The University has developed infrastructure needed for sports, and has
heavily promotes extra-curricular activities on campus
Students have won numerous
Awards and prizes
both in India and abroad
through their participation in many academic and related events
Memoranda of Understanding
signed with various national /
international institutes and industries, thus favoring collaborative research
and student / faculty exchange programmes
Well-structured and transparent administration
, to cater to the needs
of all the stake holders